Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Correspondence with new Government Ministers on Health Policy

Intended results Request meetings to discuss health policy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Siobhán Creaton, Head of Public Affairs and Advocacy

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Siobhán Creaton (Former DPO) Special Adviser (Department of Education and Skills)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letter to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and to Minister for Health Simon Harris seeking a meeting to discuss health policy

Letter (2-5)

Letter to Marcella Corcoran Kennedy thanking her for her work as Minister of State for Health Promotion. Letter to Minister Catherine Byrne on her appointment as Minister of State for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Health)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Minister of State (Department of Health)

Catherine Byrne Minister of State (Department of Health)